*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.*
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>/ Press/Blogs <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage> - Past: FOSSnorth (Gothenburg), where Lydia gave a keynote about Wikidata - Past: Wikidata meetup in Berlin - Past: Datensummit in Berlin, organized by OKFN, where we introduced Wikidata and the query service - *Combining Forces with the Wikipedia Universe <https://blog.songkick.com/combining-forces-with-the-wikipedia-universe-38b562ced1e8>* - by Songkick <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7561274>, about their data donation - *Introducing Wikimedian in Residence, Mr Andy Mabbett <http://www.histmodbiomed.org/blog/introducing-wikimedian-residence-mr-andy-mabbett>* - by The History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29410510> Other Noteworthy Stuff - *Attention:* Editing will be disabled for an hour on May 3rd, to allow a server switch <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/Server_switch_2017> - New filters for the Recent Changes <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Edit_Review_Improvements/New_filters_for_edit_review> will be deployed on May 9th. (more info <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat/Archive/2017/04#New_filters_for_Recent_Changes_-_Beta_deployment_scheduled> ) - new data type for tabular data <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Significant_change:_new_data_type_for_tabular_data_files> to be deployed on May 15th - Try our new script that displays constraint violations on the item pages <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Script_and_API_module_for_constraint_checks> - Get involved in the movement strategy for Wikidata <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#The_strategy_discussion._The_Cycle_2_will_start_on_May_5> - Query the Mediawiki API with the Query Service? Give us your feedbacks <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Wikidata_Query_Service_.2B_Mediawiki_API_.3D_Love> - Documentation on using OpenRefine to match from a data set you have to items in Wikidata <https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/wiki/Reconciliation> Did you know? - Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: Canadian Coastguard Lighthouse ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3920>, contributed to published work <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3919>, Répertoire national des associations identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3918>, IPA number order <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3917>, UNESCO Thesaurus ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3916>, Athletics Australia athlete ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3915>, GuideStar Israel organization ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3914>, MobyGames developer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3913>, newspaper format <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3912>, STW Thesaurus for Economics ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3911>, Bollywood Hungama ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3910>, last words <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3909>, Reprezentacija ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3908>, LoJ peak ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3907>, Ishim ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3906>, GINCO ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3905>, VIVC grape variety ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3904>, column <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3903>, had as last meal <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3902>, ADAGP artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3901>, CONICET person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3900>, Medium username <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3899> - Query examples: - 15415 people who died in 2016 <https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3Fdod%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fage%20%3FitemDescription%20%3Fdob%20%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%09%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdod%20.%0A%09FILTER%20%28%20%3Fdod%20%3E%3D%20%222016-01-01T00%3A00%3A00Z%22%5E%5Exsd%3AdateTime%20%26%26%20%3Fdod%20%3C%3D%20%222016-12-31T00%3A00%3A00Z%22%5E%5Exsd%3AdateTime%20%29%0A%20%20%09%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%20.%0A%20%20%09OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fdob%20.%20BIND%28%20%282016-YEAR%28%3Fdob%29%2B1%29%20as%20%3Fage%29%20%7D%0A%09SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%2Cen%22.%20%7D%20%20%0A%7D> - Maps of statues of Jeanne d'Arc on a horse <https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FcreatorLabel%20%3Fcoords%20%3Fimage%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP180%20wd%3AQ7226%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP136%20wd%3AQ659396%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoords%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP170%20%3Fcreator%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%20%7D%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20%3FitemLabel> (source <https://twitter.com/PoulpyWP/status/859127844726861824>) - Families who’ve had the same occupation for five generations <https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20families%20who%E2%80%99ve%20had%20the%20same%20occupation%20for%20five%20generations%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3FoccupationLabel%20%3Fperson1Label%20%3Fperson2Label%20%3Fperson3Label%20%3Fperson4Label%20%3Fperson5Label%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20wd%3AQ5%20%5Ewdt%3AP31%20%3Fperson1%2C%20%3Fperson2%2C%20%3Fperson3%2C%20%3Fperson4%2C%20%3Fperson5.%0A%20%20%3Fperson1%20wdt%3AP22%7Cwdt%3AP25%20%3Fperson2.%0A%20%20%3Fperson2%20wdt%3AP22%7Cwdt%3AP25%20%3Fperson3.%0A%20%20%3Fperson3%20wdt%3AP22%7Cwdt%3AP25%20%3Fperson4.%0A%20%20%3Fperson4%20wdt%3AP22%7Cwdt%3AP25%20%3Fperson5.%0A%20%20%3Foccupation%20%5Ewdt%3AP106%20%3Fperson1%2C%20%3Fperson2%2C%20%3Fperson3%2C%20%3Fperson4%2C%20%3Fperson5.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D> (source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/858429809151680512>) - Couples of capitals more than 19,000 km away from each other <https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fcountry1Label%20%3Fcountry2Label%20%3Fcapital1Label%20%3Fcapital2Label%20%3Fdistance%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fcountry1%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ6256%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP36%20%3Fcapital1%20.%0A%0A%20%20%3Fcountry2%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ6256%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP36%20%3Fcapital2%20.%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%3Fcapital1%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoords1%20.%0A%20%20%3Fcapital2%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoords2%20.%0A%20%20%0A%20%20BIND%28ROUND%28geof%3Adistance%28%3Fcoords1%2C%20%3Fcoords2%29%29%20AS%20%3Fdistance%29%20.%0A%20%20FILTER%20%28%3Fdistance%3E19000%29%0A%20%20%0A%20%20FILTER%28xsd%3Astring%28%3Fcapital1%29%20%3C%20xsd%3Astring%28%3Fcapital2%29%29%20%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fdistance%29> (source <https://twitter.com/PoulpyWP/status/858715045747982337>) - A ten-persons “surname = given name” chain on Wikidata <https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fperson1Label%20%3Fperson2Label%20%3Fperson3Label%20%3Fperson4Label%20%3Fperson5Label%20%3Fperson6Label%20%3Fperson7Label%20%3Fperson8Label%20%3Fperson9Label%20%3Fperson10Label%20WITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%2a%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fperson1%20wdt%3AP734%2F%5Ewdt%3AP1533%2F%5Ewdt%3AP735%20%3Fperson2.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fperson2%20wdt%3AP734%2F%5Ewdt%3AP1533%2F%5Ewdt%3AP735%20%3Fperson3.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fperson3%20wdt%3AP734%2F%5Ewdt%3AP1533%2F%5Ewdt%3AP735%20%3Fperson4.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fperson4%20wdt%3AP734%2F%5Ewdt%3AP1533%2F%5Ewdt%3AP735%20%3Fperson5.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fperson5%20wdt%3AP734%2F%5Ewdt%3AP1533%2F%5Ewdt%3AP735%20%3Fperson6.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fperson6%20wdt%3AP734%2F%5Ewdt%3AP1533%2F%5Ewdt%3AP735%20%3Fperson7.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fperson7%20wdt%3AP734%2F%5Ewdt%3AP1533%2F%5Ewdt%3AP735%20%3Fperson8.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fperson8%20wdt%3AP734%2F%5Ewdt%3AP1533%2F%5Ewdt%3AP735%20%3Fperson9.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fperson9%20wdt%3AP734%2F%5Ewdt%3AP1533%2F%5Ewdt%3AP735%20%3Fperson10.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20LIMIT%201%0A%7D%20AS%20%25persons%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20INCLUDE%20%25persons.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D> (source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/859078770594119682>) - Newest database reports: list of newspapers by newspaper format <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Lists/newspapers_by_format> Development - Working on Lexeme support - specifically grammatical features of Forms of a Lexeme and statements on Forms - Finishing touches on a new notification type for Echo. This will notify the creator of an article when it has been connected to an item on Wikidata. - The new d:Special:AvailableBadges <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:AvailableBadges> list all badges that can be used for sitelinks. - Discussed implementation plan for Multi Content Revisions which are a building block for structured data on Commons (phabricator:T107595 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T107595>) - Worked on feedback for the constraints API and user script - Worked on database and access improvements to take load off a much-used database table You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/4RotIcw5oINo/#R>. Monthly Tasks - Add labels, in your own language(s), for the new properties listed above. - Comment on property proposals: all open proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview> - proposals needing attention <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Attention_needed> - Suggested and open tasks <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Contribute/Suggested_and_open_tasks> ! - Contribute to a Showcase item <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Showcase_items> . - Help translate <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:LanguageStats> or proofread the interface and documentation pages, in your own language! - Help merge identical items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pasleim/projectmerge> across Wikimedia projects. - Help write the next summary! <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next> -- Léa Lacroix Project Manager Community Communication for Wikidata Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 10963 Berlin www.wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.
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